It was at around the age of 8 when I first became fascinated about the type of music that my father enjoyed listening to. I was in love with the very many principle masterpieces that has been popular for centuries: Handel's Watermusik, Beethoven's 9 symphonies, Mozart's piano concertos, etc. I enjoy listening to and singing along with the whole 20 minute long Ode to Joy. It was my stress relief from school's competitive and meaningless work. It was my heaven.  Of course, it also proved to be a source of communication between me and my father for the last few years when I was living with my parents. 

The Accidental Recorderist

Next thing I know that I found my talent in was picking up the recorder. I started to realize that I could do a lot with my recorder that a lot of my peers couldn't. I could listen to any tune and played the precise melody instantly without hesitation, and it seemed to me like it was an automatic process. I started playing the rossini's william tell overture at the tempo that conductor Karajan would have made his orchestra to play it at. I also started to put 2 recorders (1 soprano, 1 regular) on my nose and started to play looney tunes's theme in 4ths with my nose. I had participated in my elementary school's choir and recorder team. (My teacher forced me in after she heard me playing william tell overture in a talent show) I played some Scott Joplin's arranged ragtimes with my recorder team, became the team leader, and started to enjoy what I did. I was around the age of 9-11 at the time.

Here are some mp3 samples that I've created of myself for your pleasure. Don't have too much fun with it!

At around the same time, I started writing random things on staff paper, and eventually attempted to compose music. However, without the aid of piano playing skills and lack of music theory, I never really finished a single thing that I could personally call it a "piece" of music.